
A Confederacy of Dunces
A stunning clothbound edition of John Kennedy Toole's savagely funny, satirical masterpiece
A monument to sloth, rant and contempt, a behemoth of fat, flatulence and furious suspicion of anything modern - this is Ignatius J. Reilly of New Orleans, noble crusader against a world of dunces.The ordinary folk of New Orleans seem to think he is unhinged as well. Ignatius ignores them as he heaves his vast bulk through the city's fleshpots in a noble crusade against vice, modernity and ignorance. But his momma has a nasty surprise in store for him. Ignatius must get a job...
Author: John Kennedy Toole
Format: Hardback, 352 pages, 138mm x 205mm, 460 g
Published: 2016, Penguin Books Ltd, United Kingdom
Genre: General & Literary Fiction
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A stunning clothbound edition of John Kennedy Toole's savagely funny, satirical masterpiece
A monument to sloth, rant and contempt, a behemoth of fat, flatulence and furious suspicion of anything modern - this is Ignatius J. Reilly of New Orleans, noble crusader against a world of dunces.The ordinary folk of New Orleans seem to think he is unhinged as well. Ignatius ignores them as he heaves his vast bulk through the city's fleshpots in a noble crusade against vice, modernity and ignorance. But his momma has a nasty surprise in store for him. Ignatius must get a job...

A Confederacy of Dunces